The hordes of people who tuned in to watch Serena Williams bid for the ‘Serena Slam’, or the many who will undoubtedly sit in front of the box to watch Ronda Rousey’s UFC return later this year put his arguments to shame.

Women’s tennis is huge, and other sports are growing rapidly, but that growth is hard earned, and unnecessarily stunted by the closed minds of people such as Clarkson.